The international hacker group Anonymous has claimed responsibility for bringing down the Nauru government website following the riot at the detention centre.
A member of the organisation has told the British newspaper, The Guardian, that the move followed another attack carried out by the group on the state's official internet provider, CenpacNet Inc, during the riot.
This attack resulted in all official emails and government being shut down for over four hours.
It was claimed that the Nauruan government had suspended all internet access outside of official use preceding the Anonymous attack.